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David Abouhaidar steps down as Secure Agility CEO

Charlie and John Tannous are stepping back into roles as managing directors.

Yomojo extends partnership with Optus

Former Exetel director James Linton now leading Yomojo

SX Tasman Express to improve connectivity between A/NZ

Collaboration between three expert companies

In Pictures: Tech Data AWS Post Summit event

The exclusive gathering was hosted following the Builders Day at AWS Sydney Summit.

EDGE 2025: Smart partnerships in the AI economy

Norton Rose Fulbright global leader of digital transformation Nick Abrahams will be leading the discussion as a keynote speaker at EDGE 2025.

AWS creates AI Spring Australia program to double down on capabilities

Making AI more accessible for every business.

Flexibility key for DXC’s security partners

Infor’s first phase implementation for Riverina Water sees key benefits

Project first deployed in 2023.

QPC Australia named Genesys A/NZ partner of the year

QPC says the smart use of technology could be a key differentiator in delivering exceptional customer service.

Five Faces locks in $1M series A funding for product development, expansion

Planned for the innovation of new digital health solutions and expanding its business both in Australia and overseas.

IBM fuels partner appetite for strategic AI innovation with support

Vendor is emphasising co-creation and collaboration with partners.

Cognizant creates an AI Studio in Australia as part of its AI strategy

Bringing ideas to life with AI tools

Canary IT doubles down on M&A path with leadership changes

Former Tesserent senior leader James Ormesher joins as CEO

NinjaOne completes US$270M Dropsuite acquisition

The deal was previously announced in January.

PhoenixDX activates mobile app deployment for Victoria Police

Marks a step forward in Victoria Police’s ongoing digital transformation efforts.

Zetaris deploys agentic AI platform on Equinix infrastructure

Available for free to Equinix Fabric customers via the data centre operator’s Marketplace.

Telstra launches Starlink satellite to mobile texting service

Currently only for Samsung Galaxy S25 series of devices.

Optus teams up with Perplexity AI to bring genAI to SMBs

Part of the telco’s broader ecosystem of AI partners

Fortinet hires Nicole Henry to head A/NZ govt affairs

Has more than two decades of experience in public policy advocacy, government relations and stakeholder engagement.

Superloop scores sole infrastructure gig for Bradfield City Centre

Will build a FTTP network for Bradfield City Centre for up to 10,000 homes.

Ransomware reporting rules require all businesses to do a risk assessment

While SMBs not bound by the same obligations, they face the same risks as enterprises.

Cognizant drives investments in alliances

Prioritising deeper, trusted partnerships, says president of Asia Pacific and Japan Jane Livesey.

Aussie channel under pressure as stress reigns supreme during May

Partners and vendors felt like they were under the pump.

Aussie Salesforce specialist Skie swooped up by Bluprintx

Part of an ongoing portfolio expansion for the UK-based firm.

Airspeeder and the tech driving flying car racing

AI will act as a core foundation in enabling vehicles to communicate and not touch. 

Bitdefender boosts partner program with top tier and benefits

Adds a Platinum tier, which offers priority access to benefits, dedicated support and joint go-to-market opportunities.

A/NZ cyber defence agencies team-up to provide security platform guidance

International partners release three publications to guide SIEM and SOAR deployments.

MSPs need solutions and not products from vendors in the AI age

There needs to be better understanding to improve service delivery and customer retention.

Report finds cost blowouts, conflict of interest in ATO’s procurement processes

The initial cost of external advisors for the ITSSP expanded from an initial $8.6 million in 2021 to $88.1 million as of 2025.

Ex-Barracuda MD Paul Crighton joins Riverbed

He will be responsible for Riverbed’s sales strategy and day-to-day operations in the APJ region.

Cricket Australia signs on Aussie Broadband as official telco partner

Secures a three-year contract.

EDGE 2025: Reaching a new generation of IT buyers 

Stephen Scheeler will keynote EDGE 2025: The Channel FutureScape.

Telstra explores NAS divestment options amid Connected Future 30 strategy

Also doubles down on connectivity.

Atturra strengthens SAP expertise with DalRae acquisition

Aims to establish a meaningful footprint in the SAP consulting and implementation space.

Empowering Crayon: Rhonda Robati’s mana-driven leadership

Stressing the importance of respect, integrity and situational awareness.

Leader nabs Kalibr8 distie deal

Adds Kalibr8’s multi-tenant cloud optimisation, financial operations analytics and automation platform to its portfolio.

Labor Senator Richard Dowling brings tech mindset to government

Data centres can play role in supporting renewable energy, says the ex-VMware Australia senior director.

Macquarie Cloud Services lands multimillion dollar cloud deal with Komatsu

Building an environment that enables innovation and strengthens security.

Blue Connections IT and Macquarie Cloud Services secure award wins at Dell Tech World 2025

The two Aussie partners impressed the vendor with their innovation and sustainability initiatives.

ASD releases joint advice on AI data security

Provides essential data security guidance for organisations that develop AI or ML systems

Zendesk rings in the acquisition of Local Measure

Working together on an innovative roadmap.

Starlink formally warned over complaint record-keeping ‘failure’

Failed to provide four complaint reports in a timely matter.

Mobile growth pushes strong FY25 results for Optus

EBITDA up 5.7 per cent, EBIT up 55 per cent and operating revenue up 1.4 per cent.

In Pictures: WIICTA Plus empowering female talent

Telstra InfraCo to open ‘critical piece’ of $1.6B network investment next month

Set to launch on 25 June.

Northbridge partners with Netskope for security and networking services

Will provide the Netskope One SSE platform as a managed service.

Red Hat extends and deepens partnerships with Oracle, Google and Meta

Partners continued to be the catalyst for maximising the power of Linux across on-premises, cloud and edge environments.

Salesforce to launch Agentforce for Financial Services agent templates

Including financial advisors and banking agents, banker and insurance services agents and a digital loan officer agent.

Versent shifts Golding Contractors from VMware Cloud to Nutanix NC2

Improved workload management and integration.

Leader signs up Rewst for Aussie distribution

Containing over 80 integrations and more than 100 prebuilt automations.